How to convert SBN to GPKG
Converting a .SBN file to .GPKG lets you open the content in software that prefers the .GPKG format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .SBN files.
A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.
About these formats
.SBN
Esri Shapefile Spatial Index (Binary)
An SBN file is a binary spatial index automatically generated by Esri ArcGIS to speed up spatial queries on a Shapefile dataset. You do not open SBN files directly; ArcGIS uses them in the…
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.GPKG
OGC GeoPackage
A .gpkg file is an OGC GeoPackage - an open, standards-based container for map data (vectors, raster tiles, coordinate systems) stored in a single SQLite database. Open it with the free…
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